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| Driverless shuttles seen as viable public transport alternative | | | Sept. 17 - A collaboration between French company Induct and a Singapore university aims to replace conventional shuttle buses with a driverless, electric alternative. The team are currently testing the vehicle on a two kilometre test route virtually devoid of other traffic, but hope eventually to increase its range. Rob Muir has more. |
| Well When Nurses Bond With Their Patients | | | As nurses we are taught that we are professionals and must maintain a certain emotional distance. But sometimes the line between a professional and personal relationship with a patient can become blurred. |
| When the Fed throws markets for loop | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the minutes before Wednesday's statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve, traders knew what to expect. Or so they thought. |
| Personal Health When Parents Need Nurturing | | | Many people feel a moral obligation to assist aging parents, which can leave adult children feeling overburdened and neglectful of their own families, personal needs and goals. |
| Russia US 'blackmail' over Syria | | | Russia's top diplomat Sunday accused the United States of trying to "blackmail" Moscow into backing tough ground rules for Syria's chemical disarmament, including the threat of force if Damascus doesn't follow through. |
| Try the poor man's space travel | | | Part of the imagined charms of space flight is not just the view from the window. It is also the thrill of breaking the shackles of gravity and free-floating. Now taking a break from Newton's laws is easier (and cheaper) than ever. |
| Even in a U.S. government shutdown, Obamacare exchanges could function | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. State officials behind the launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform on October 1 say they could weather a federal government shutdown, though the scenario would add new pressure to the political attacks and technical issues that have weighed on the program's introduction. |
| RWE has to 'make do with fewer employees' - CEO in paper | | | FRANKFURT, Sept 21 (Reuters) - RWE AG may cut more jobs than planned as it battles sluggish demand for energy in a struggling European economy, its chief executive said after Germany's No.2 utility shocked the market with a hefty dividend cut. |
| Griner and Other Rookies Rejuvenate W.N.B.A. | | | With the W.N.B.A. heavily promoting the top rookies Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins, the league has seen increases in ticket sales, TV audiences and Web site traffic. |
| Snedeker fights back | | | World no. 7 Brandt Snedeker targets strong finish to 2013 after fighting back from a bone disease. |
| Shares of Apple, chip suppliers rise as iPhones hit stores | | | Sept 20 (Reuters) - Shares in Apple Inc and key chip suppliers for its new iPhones rose on Friday, as the first day of sales at Apple stores drew long queues and an analyst said the first weekend would likely top the initial sales figures of last year's model. |
| Iraqi Kurds go to polls as oil-rich region seeks greater autonomy | | | ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurds went to the polls on Saturday to vote for a new parliament at a time when their oil-producing region is seeking greater autonomy from Baghdad, against a backdrop of violent instability in the rest of Iraq and the wider Middle East. |
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